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I've read about that and I've got the new ones, touchwood I've never had a problem.

I found out the hard way with a Delkim TXi about a year a go. They definitley dont like being dropped in the edge of a lake.

I certainly did John, many thanks.

I thought I was snagged first then it started pulling back rather hard, gave me a great scrap. I let it rest for a couple of minutes when it was in the next before taking it out of the water. I don't think I've ever seen such an immaculate fish giving that I'm from a carp background and used to...

I've done it, just caught my first ever barbel :) Wasn't very big but I'm over the moon as I worked so hard for it.

Thanks Pete I had read what you said about catching on very little bait and had thought about trying that, maybe just a tiny PVA bag with half a dozen pellets with maybe just the odd one or two dropped in every so often.

Hi Ian I was going to set up camp away from the river in the car-park.

Hello All I've got no cricket this weekend so my hunt for my first ever barbel continues from the Kennet. I intend on getting to the stretch that I've given 3 goes to now Friday evening and fishing from then until Sunday, I want to fish at night but I have every intention of fishing...

You can use a bit of shrink tube to lessen the angle of the way the fluoro sits. However I'm still not convinced of using it with the knotless knot as I think it can weaken. I'd use a palomar then make a hair from normal braid.

Well, I've had a look and decent marker pens are 3 or 4 quid each so I might aswell just make some rigs out of the Pallatrax braid.

Very good point about the superglue, that must have some pretty nasty stuff in it. I have got some of the Pallatrax braid to which is more of a natural colour but I was just using a spool of Merlin up first. What I have done though is rub a little tungsten putty through it as it makes it...

Hello I've got most of my rigs tied up on 12lb Kryston Merlin which is a fairly bright white and green colour and this looks fairly blatant when in the water. I had the idea of colouring in the material with some darker colours eg black, dark brown, dark green just to try and camouflage...

Thanks Mark and Nick. I had one session at the Old Mill about 3 weeks a go and blanked however really enjoyed it but I just felt so limited there with not a huge amount of water to have a go at and at £14 a day it was soon going to become costly so I joined Wasing. I'm looking forward to...

Evening Just joined the forum and wanted to say hello. Fished most of my life, grew up on canals catching roach, perch etc spent the last 15 years carp fishing during the summer and piking during the winter. Decided to challenge myself with something new and catch a barbel, got myself...